Artie (Aardvark) an African savanna elephant at North Carolina Zoo

♂ Artie (Aardvark)
Artie. Riddles Elephant Sanctuary 08/2004. Photo: © Ryan Easley

Identification

SSP nr	403

Description

Species:	African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 38 years old
Management:	Protected contact
Origin
Born:	* 1983 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1984
Imported:	1984
Freight:	Air, private Boeing 707
Locations
Present / last location:	North Carolina Zoo, in United States

Date of Arrival (Presently sometimes errors!)

2007-10-26	North Carolina Zoo from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary 1996-06-04 from Gary Jacobson Gary Jacobson 1994-01-28 from Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo) 1993-10-03 from Gary Jacobson Gary Jacobson 1986-07-31 from Jumbolair (Arthur Jones)

Document updated	2009-09-03: Image 2010-02-16: Name, Link
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Location

Artie (Aardvark) is a living Male ♂ African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), located at North Carolina Zoo, in United States.

Artie (Aardvark) arrived North Carolina Zoo 2007-10-26, relocated from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States.

In North Carolina Zoo, Artie (Aardvark) lives together with 5 other elephants with records in this database: (detailed list)

Artie (Aardvark) was born wild 1983, captured 1984 . and imported 1984, Air, private Boeing 707

Comments / pictures

In October 2007, Scott Riddle sold three of his elephants to the North Carolina Zoo - Artie, Tonga and her daughter six year old daughter Batir.

Reference listKoehl, Dan, (2021). Artie (Aardvark), an African savanna elephant at North Carolina Zoo in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 9 May 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1715. (archived at the Wayback machine)